Pos Team Pld Pts GD W D L F A
1 Portsmouth 42 58 +42 25 8 9 84 42
2 Manchester United 42 53 +33 21 11 10 77 44
3 Derby County 42 53 +19 22 9 11 74 55
4 Newcastle United 42 52 +14 20 12 10 70 56
5 Arsenal 42 49 +30 18 13 11 74 44
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 46 +13 17 12 13 79 66
7 Manchester City 42 45 -4 15 15 12 47 51
8 Sunderland 42 43 -9 13 17 12 49 58
9 Charlton Athletic 42 42 -4 15 12 15 63 67
10 Aston Villa 42 42 -16 16 10 16 60 76
11 Stoke City 42 41 -2 16 9 17 66 68
12 Liverpool 42 40 +10 13 14 15 53 43
13 Chelsea 42 38 +1 12 14 16 69 68
14 Bolton Wanderers 42 38 -9 14 10 18 59 68
15 Burnley 42 38 -7 12 14 16 43 50
16 Blackpool 42 38 -13 11 16 15 54 67
17 Birmingham City 42 37 -2 11 15 16 36 38
18 Everton 42 37 -22 13 11 18 41 63
19 Middlesbrough 42 34 -11 11 12 19 46 57
20 Huddersfield Town 42 34 -29 12 10 20 40 69
21 Preston North End 42 33 -13 11 11 20 62 75
22 Sheffield United 42 33 -21 11 11 20 57 78